Mapping New York’s startup scene. Richard Florida has a great piece on why timing is right of NYC’s tech move as the new Silicon Valley.
via curiositycounts:
A Collaborative Cultural Economic Development Plan for Greater Lansing's Urban Center
The many unique qualities and assets of Lansing and East Lansing, when creatively combined, will significantly contribute to its economy and quality of life during the next decade. Creative thinking, smart young talent, hardworking ‘get-it-made’ workforce, visionary leadership, and a network of artists and cultural organizations are among existing ingredients.
It’s a bold vision and this plan recommends that the Cities of Lansing and East Lansing and the region be the Midwest’s most welcoming and supportive destination for creative innovators and entrepreneurs.
Earn, Learn and Intern is an Internship Fair held on Michigan State University’s campus in East Lansing, MI. The goal is to connect students will local companies and organizations around Greater Lansing and show them everything the region has to offer.
Greater Lansing, MI, USA
“DETROIT — With $6,000 and some Hollywood-style spunk, four friends opened this city’s only independent foreign movie house three months ago in an abandoned school auditorium on an unlighted stretch of the Cass Corridor near downtown.”
